Word: fault
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...continuing about the same, and will probably not show much more improvement until the men get outdoors. The infield practice consists mainly in stopping ground balls, scooping, and base throwing. In addition to straight base-sliding, some of the men are being coached in side-slides. The chief fault in this work is the slowness of the men in getting up when they reach the base...
...University Debating Club will hold an important meeting on Thursday at 4 p. m. to consider some means of improving the state of interclass debating. The present system is not working well, the chief fault being the lack of interest shown by the members of the clubs...
...substitutes. The University team easily succeeded in running up a large score, but was itself scored against three times. All three of these goals were due largely to individual effort, and brought out the fact that there is still too much crowding in scrimmages. This has been the main fault of the team throughout the year, and now remains practically the only one that has not been remedied. The men, however, have developed in rapid stick-work and in accuracy in passing and shooting, which balances in some measure their principal weakness...
...coach preparatory to the games with Yale and Princeton, has now practically completed his work and will probably remain only a few more days. He has devoted most of his time to the guards and centres and to the improvement of the team work. The main fault with the guards, that of playing apart, has been almost entirely corrected and the team play has become much more speedy and accurate...
Owing to the heavy snow last night the attendance at the Pierian Sodality concert was not as large as usual. The chorus proved a very effective addition to the orchestra and made possible a wider field of selections than heretofore. The main fault with the orchestra was its tendency to play too loudly and to drown out the chorus...